Compact-Impact Reimbursement Act of 2013 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to authorize and appropriate FY2013 funds to the Secretary of the Interior for: (1) grants to any local government of the United States that demonstrates financial strain due to demands on public services by significant immigration from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and (2) aid in defraying costs incurred as a result of increased demands placed on health, educational, social, or public safety services, or infrastructure related to such services due to the residence of qualified nonimmigrants.
Directs the Secretary to provide for periodic enumerations of qualified nonimmigrants in the states and territories of the United States.
Defines "qualified nonimmigrant" as a person admitted to the United States pursuant to: (1) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association set forth in title II, or (2) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the government of Palau.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1222 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1222
To amend the Compact of Free Association of 1985 to provide for
adequate Compact-impact aid to affected States and territories, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 15, 2013
Ms. Hanabusa (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms.
Gabbard) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Compact of Free Association of 1985 to provide for
adequate Compact-impact aid to affected States and territories, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compact-Impact Aid Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In approving the Compact of Free Association it was not
the intent of Congress to cause adverse consequences for
States, territories, and other jurisdictions of the United
States.
(2) Congress declared that if any adverse consequences to
States, territories, and other jurisdictions of the United
States resulted from implementation of the Compact of Free
Association, Congress would act sympathetically and
expeditiously to redress those adverse consequences.
(3) The Government Accountability Office has reported that
migration from the Freely Associated States has had a
significant impact on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and the State of Hawaii and some areas of the
continental United States.
(4) By placing demands on local governments for health,
educational, and other social services, migration under the
Compact has adversely affected the budgetary resources of
several States and territories.
(5) Insufficient sums have been appropriated to cover the
costs incurred by Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and the State of Hawaii, resulting from
increased demands placed on health, educational, and other
social services by individuals from the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the
Republic of Palau.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to address the unfunded
mandate and adverse financial consequences resulting from the Compact
by meeting the obligations set forth in the Compact.
SEC. 3. ENSURING MANDATORY APPROPRIATIONS AND HEALTH SERVICES
REIMBURSEMENT AS PART OF COMPACT-IMPACT AID.
(a) In General.--Section 104(e)(6) of the Compact of Free
Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1904(e)(6)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(6) Impact costs.--
``(A) Authorization and continuing
appropriations.--
``(i) In general.--There is hereby
authorized and appropriated to the Secretary of
the Interior, for fiscal year 2013,
$185,000,000 with subsequent increases as
needed to address significant increases in
migration for grants to any local government of
the United States that demonstrates financial
strain due to demands on public services by
significant immigration of individuals from the
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of
Palau, and to aid in defraying costs incurred
by their governments as a result of increased
demands placed on health, educational, social,
or public safety services, or infrastructure
related to such services due to the residence
of qualified nonimmigrants.
``(ii) Awarding.--The grants under clause
(i) shall be--
``(I) awarded and administered by
the Department of the Interior, Office
of Insular Affairs, or any successor
thereto, in accordance with
regulations, policies and procedures
applicable to grants so awarded and
administered; and
``(II) used only for health,
educational, social, or public safety
services, or infrastructure related to
such services, specially affected by
qualified nonimmigrants.
``(iii) Enumeration.--For purposes of
carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary
of the Interior shall provide for periodic
enumerations of qualified nonimmigrants in the
States and territories of the United States.
The enumerations--
``(I) shall be conducted at such
intervals as the Secretary of the
Interior shall determine; and
``(II) shall be supervised by the
United States Bureau of the Census or
any other organization that the
Secretary of the Interior selects.
``(iv) Allocation.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall allocate to each of the
governments of qualified affected areas, grants
under clause (i) for a fiscal year on the basis
of the ratio of the number of qualified
immigrants (as most recently enumerated under
clause (iii)) in the respective jurisdiction to
the total of such numbers for all the
jurisdictions.
``(B) Treatment of certain health care impact
costs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
purposes of providing medical assistance for qualified
nonimmigrants under title XIX of the Social Security
Act in the case of a State or territory referred to in
subparagraph (A)(i)--
``(i) such individuals shall be treated in
the same manner as an individual described in
section 402(a)(2)(G) of Public Law 104-193, as
amended;
``(ii) the Federal medical assistance
percentage shall be the same percentage as is
applied to medical assistance for services
which are received through an Indian Health
Service Facility; and
``(iii) payments under such title for
medical assistance for such individuals shall
not be taken into account in applying any
limitations under section 1108 of the Social
Security Act.
``(C) Qualified nonimmigrant defined.--In this
paragraph, term `qualified nonimmigrant' means a person
admitted to the United States pursuant to--
``(i) section 141 of the Compact of Free
Association set forth in title II; or
``(ii) section 141 of the Compact of Free
Association between the United States and the
Government of Palau.''.
(b) Effective Date.--Section 104(e)(6)(B) of the Compact of Free
Association Act of 1985, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply to
medical assistance for items and services furnished during or after
fiscal year 2013.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
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